[TenTec] Argonaut VI

[rick@dj0ip.de]

Yes, the Argo is a fine QRP radio.

I regret that I don't have one.
I "almost" got an Argo6.

2 years ago at the hamfest in Friedrichshafen we had one last Argo6 in stock and on display on our booth. I said "if nobody buy it before the end of the hamfest, I will."  On the 3rd day about one hour before the end of the hamfest, an OM from HB0 bought it.  <<sniff>>

After that we placed more stock orders for Argo6, Eagle, 418, and OM7 but never received any more radios from Ten-Tec again.

In the meantime, the Euro has taken a dive against the $$$, which has caused everything imported for America to be about 25 to 30% more expensive than they were before.  Keep in mind we were already 30 or 35% more expensive that the stateside price, so that has really put a damper on our ability to sell US-made equipment over here.

73 - Rick, DJ0IP
(Nr. Frankfurt, Germany)


-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of tim
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2017 12:54 AM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Argonaut VI

Hi,

Yes, I am afraid I was one of those who was some what vocal about adding 160m and leaving out 12m. I am aware that TT received positive comments about adding 160. One comment I had was that I could just see all those SOTA guys climbing to the top of a mountain and putting up their 160 meter inverted V or vertical/end fed. Hehehe.

Still it was a good radio with a fabulous receiver. Would I buy another with 12 meters? Yes, but an Omni and Rebel are higher on the list.


Tim
KE4KE



On 03/06/2017 04:33 PM, rick at dj0ip.de wrote:
> Mike, I explained how both versions can be true.
> Jack and I still exchange emails regularly.
> I KNOW why 12m was not in the radio.  We discussed this and I told he for a QRP radio, it would have been better to leave out 160m.  Of course contesters would disagree.
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> As I said, it might also be deemed a cost issue because they would have needed to get a larger box.
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> 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
> (Nr. Frankfurt, Germany)
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mike Bryce
> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2017 8:37 PM
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Argonaut VI
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> rick,
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> that’s the story I got from John Henry.
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> I was one of the beta tester for that rig and that question came up right from the start. Where were 60 and 12 meters. That’s what John Heny told the group of  beta testers.
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> If and when Mike gets the Argonaut VI back into production, from my point of view, I’d go with 60 meters and forget 12….but that’s just me
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> Mike, WB8VGE
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> Mike Bryce, WB8VGE
>   the heathkit shop
> SunLight energy systems
> J e e p
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>> On Mar 6, 2017, at 1:41 PM, rick at dj0ip.de <Rick at DJ0IP.de> wrote:
>>
>> Actually it had nothing directly to do with cost.
>> The reason those bands are not in the radio is, there was no space to
>> place the bandpass filters.
>> Of course they could have found a larger box, which would have cost
>> more, so maybe that's the reason John said "cost".
>>
>> According to Jack in a private conversation we had, in order to make
>> space for another band, he would have had to reduce the size of the
>> cores of the BPF inductors, which would slightly reduce their
>> performance, so he opted to leave 12m out.  We never spoke about 60m.
>>
>> According to Mike in a private telephone conversation with me, the new
>> Argo6's will have 12m.  I don't think he commented on 60m.  And he did
>> not say how they are doing it but if he says 12m is in, then I have no
>> reason to doubt him.
>>
>> 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
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